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26.01.2023

Air China returns to Geneva from today

Air China will be resuming flights between Geneva and Beijing on 26January 2023. One weekly flight is planned to start with, on Thursdays using Airbus 330-200 aircraft. After a long and difficult period of travel restrictions...

26.01.2023

Truck business grows by 10%

2022 ended as record year for Traton: The group sold more than 300,000 vehicles for the first time ever despite continuing pressure on supply chains and the production standstill at Man Truck & Bus which lasted for several...

26.01.2023

Groupe SEB deepens partnership

Groupe SEB has extended its contract with GXO for UK and Ireland. The French Group requires additional warehouse space to enable sustainable growth. It manufactures small domestic appliances and cookware sold through multi-format...

26.01.2023

2M ends - in predisposed obedience?

Maersk has published a press release saying that the alliance 2M is set to end in January 2025, speaking of "a thorough evaluation process" and a mutual agreement with its partner MSC. Besides wishing to minimise...

26.01.2023

Changes at Uship

Uship, a specialist for moving large items like furniture, vehicles and freight, has announced key 2022 results and the launch of new LTL (less-than-truckload) solutions. Uship has also reported that CEO Kris Lamb has stepped...

26.01.2023

Emirates to resume pre-pandemic Aussi ops

Two months from today, on 26 March 2023, services between Melbourne and Emirates' Dubai hub via Singapore will increase from two to three flights per day, with a third direct service to begin to Sydney from 1 May. The...

26.01.2023

An overland route from China to Europe

With its latest service, Lithuania-based Girteka Logistics is offering a new option for land-based logistics solutions from China to the whole of Europe. Starting from major cities in China, such as Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu,...

26.01.2023

US class I railway to serve two new hubs

Burlington Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) has won two transport contracts in USA to serve a new biofuels terminal in California and a new grain shuttle facility in South Dakota. The biofuels terminal that USD Clean Fuels is planning...

26.01.2023

Skyports Drone Services launches hiring programme

Drone operator Skyports Drone Services has initiated a large-scale employment programme aimed at recruiting personnel to support the roll out of drone operations across existing and emerging markets. The hub operator...

26.01.2023

Hapag-LLoyd on the trail of Vasco de Gama

Hapag-Lloyd strikes in India. The Hamburg-based carrier has signed an agreement to acquire 35% of the shares of J M Baxi Ports & Logistics Limited (JMBPL). Seller is a Bain Capital Private Equity affiliate. In addition,...

26.01.2023

Rhine-Alpine axis to become first e-truck corridor

BP is launching six public charging locations with ultra-fast 300 kw charge points for e-trucks along a 600 km stretch of the Rhine-Alpine corridor crossing Germany. The corridor is one of Europe’s busiest road haulage routes...

26.01.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

The spacesuits for the first moon landing (20 July 1969) were made by the Playtex company, otherwise known for its bras.

26.01.2023

Boeing to host final jumbo handover

Boeing will present a live webcast of the ceremony marking the delivery of the final 747 to Atlas Air on 31 January 2023 at 16.00 h Eastern time (13.00 Pacific time). Thousands of people – including current and former...

26.01.2023

Raja Group picks Brigitte Thieck

The European provider of packaging, office supplies and industrial equipment is introducing a department for CSR (corporate social responsibility) and sustainable development under the leadership of Brigitte Thieck. With managing...

26.01.2023

Splitting tasks at L.I.T.

The German logistics provider L.I.T. is restructuring its offering for the automotive sector and consolidating its portfolio of contract logistics services for automotive suppliers and OEMs in a newly created company called...

26.01.2023

New tenders for concessions in Bilbao

A new opportunity on the Iberian Peninsula is on the horizon. The Port Authority of Bilbao has decided to call for tenders for the construction and operation of a container terminal on the Central Quay Santurtzi. The Central...

25.01.2023

Testing parcel deliveries by rail

GLS Germany is currently testing parcel deliveries by rail. In a pilot project running until the end of January 2023, up to 1,000 parcels a day will be sent by train from Nuremberg to Hanover. Work is already underway to expand...

25.01.2023

DB Schenker orders 100 e-trucks

DB Schenker has signed an agreement with commercial vehicle manufacturer Man for the purchase of new Man e-trucks. The logistics services provider is planning to add 100 new Man lowliners and swap body trucks to its fleet by...

25.01.2023

"BeOne": the focal point of a digitisation hub

Nova Systems and Levia Group are joining forces and consolidating their portfolios of software solutions for international shipping, transportation, customs and logistics. The main player in the new partnership is the ERP...

25.01.2023

Challenge Airlines: first flight from Istanbul today

Challenge Group is starting the new year as it means to go on, with an historic, inaugural Challenge Airlines flight out of Istanbul, Turkey, today 25 January 2023. The freighter will carry a mix of Turkey’s main export products:...